date:Feb 04, 2013
ip and control of Modelo would eliminate the existing competition between ABI and Modelo, further concentrating the beer industry, enhancing ABIs market power and facilitating coordinated pricing between ABI and the remaining large players. Consumers would, as a result, see higher prices and less innovation.
There's certainly been a lot of consolidation in the beer business. According to the DOJ, four international beverage conglomerates -- Anheuser-Busch, MillerCoors, Heineken and Modelo -- ac